Alone of All Her Sex: The Myth and the Cult of the Virgin MaryKnopf, 1976 - 400 pages |
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... eternal bliss , transfigured by the sight of God ; and for those in eternal fire , disfigured by the loss of that joy . However , all Christian eschatology is highly mysterious , and Mat- thew confused the issue when he wrote that at ...
... eternal bliss , transfigured by the sight of God ; and for those in eternal fire , disfigured by the loss of that joy . However , all Christian eschatology is highly mysterious , and Mat- thew confused the issue when he wrote that at ...
Page 91
... eternal life to the body reflects the more important gift of eternal life to the soul . The resurrection is not necessarily post- poned till the last trumpet , but can happen for special saints at the moment of earthly death . The ...
... eternal life to the body reflects the more important gift of eternal life to the soul . The resurrection is not necessarily post- poned till the last trumpet , but can happen for special saints at the moment of earthly death . The ...
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... eternal fire . " 30 The garment the Virgin gave Simon is called the Brown Scapular , a narrow tunic that passes over the head and falls to the ground front and back , protecting the monks ' habits while they laboured . Long before the ...
... eternal fire . " 30 The garment the Virgin gave Simon is called the Brown Scapular , a narrow tunic that passes over the head and falls to the ground front and back , protecting the monks ' habits while they laboured . Long before the ...
Contents
MARY IN THE GOSPELS | 1 |
MARY IN THE APOCRYPHA | 25 |
VIRGIN BIRTH | 34 |
Copyright | |
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